Should i charge my laptop while gaming?

DOPE
DOPE Member Posts: 4 New User
edited November 2023 in 2018 Archives
Title says it all,well i when i play games i have my laptop charging,also i do have it when i'm watching netflix or when i'm just chilling.
The thing is that,if i charge my laptop while gaming/chilling will this make my battery life bad or it's ok to have it charged?
My laptop is Acer Predator 300

Thanks in advance!

Best Answers

  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    edited November 2018 Answer ✓
    DOPE said:
    Kamalika said:
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.
    Well actually i play games daily so i need the best performance because i play games that requires the best fps(it's also games with very good graphics).
    In order to get the best fps,i should plug my charger on it,but will this drain my battery?
    I recommend always connected on A/C and discharge/charge (completely) the battery once every 3 months its enough if you are gaming do not play on battery the battery does not supply enough power for more demanding games neither the A/C this is the reason and purpose of the battery to aid the A/C with extra power when this one can't provide it and when fully charged it will stop charging unless you are playing a demanding game that would need to use that extra power kick


    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11532543

    UserBenchmarks: Game 43%, Desk 61%, Work 40%
    CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 63.5%
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile) - 41.9%
    SSD: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB - 71.4%
    HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB - 93.7%
    RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB - 76.8%
    MBD: Acer Predator G3-572

    I'm not an Acer employee. (just here to help in the best way i can)
    If my answer fixed you issue please accept it for any other users who search for it would find it quickly thanks :)
    If you want to learn more about undervolting/optimizing windows join the Predator fb group and youtube channel:

    Owner/Admin (HOTEL HERO/Red-Sand/Opoka Opoka)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/PredatorHelios300
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJwGUHxSJ8FKqAhnOqQuAw
    Acer support:
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/service-contact
    http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/  


  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    edited November 2018 Answer ✓
    Kamalika said:
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.
    As i said in the post above i disagree with everything you said and the battery life wont be affected if you are always on A/C (just get battery bar pro and check yourself) as it's not charging what you said makes me realize you are not a gamer at all you only use the predator for easy tasks or really low demanding games if you were a real gamer you wouldn't be giving that advice at all no one here would advise to play games on battery


    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11532543

    UserBenchmarks: Game 43%, Desk 61%, Work 40%
    CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 63.5%
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile) - 41.9%
    SSD: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB - 71.4%
    HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB - 93.7%
    RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB - 76.8%
    MBD: Acer Predator G3-572

    I'm not an Acer employee. (just here to help in the best way i can)
    If my answer fixed you issue please accept it for any other users who search for it would find it quickly thanks :)
    If you want to learn more about undervolting/optimizing windows join the Predator fb group and youtube channel:

    Owner/Admin (HOTEL HERO/Red-Sand/Opoka Opoka)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/PredatorHelios300
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJwGUHxSJ8FKqAhnOqQuAw
    Acer support:
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/service-contact
    http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/  


Answers

  • Kamalika
    Kamalika Member Posts: 423 Specialist WiFi Icon
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.

    If I answered your question, please mark my post "accept" to make it easier for others to find the answer!
  • DOPE
    DOPE Member Posts: 4 New User
    Kamalika said:
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.
    Well actually i play games daily so i need the best performance because i play games that requires the best fps(it's also games with very good graphics).
    In order to get the best fps,i should plug my charger on it,but will this drain my battery?
  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    edited November 2018 Answer ✓
    DOPE said:
    Kamalika said:
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.
    Well actually i play games daily so i need the best performance because i play games that requires the best fps(it's also games with very good graphics).
    In order to get the best fps,i should plug my charger on it,but will this drain my battery?
    I recommend always connected on A/C and discharge/charge (completely) the battery once every 3 months its enough if you are gaming do not play on battery the battery does not supply enough power for more demanding games neither the A/C this is the reason and purpose of the battery to aid the A/C with extra power when this one can't provide it and when fully charged it will stop charging unless you are playing a demanding game that would need to use that extra power kick


    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11532543

    UserBenchmarks: Game 43%, Desk 61%, Work 40%
    CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 63.5%
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile) - 41.9%
    SSD: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB - 71.4%
    HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB - 93.7%
    RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB - 76.8%
    MBD: Acer Predator G3-572

    I'm not an Acer employee. (just here to help in the best way i can)
    If my answer fixed you issue please accept it for any other users who search for it would find it quickly thanks :)
    If you want to learn more about undervolting/optimizing windows join the Predator fb group and youtube channel:

    Owner/Admin (HOTEL HERO/Red-Sand/Opoka Opoka)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/PredatorHelios300
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJwGUHxSJ8FKqAhnOqQuAw
    Acer support:
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/service-contact
    http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/  


  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    edited November 2018 Answer ✓
    Kamalika said:
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.
    As i said in the post above i disagree with everything you said and the battery life wont be affected if you are always on A/C (just get battery bar pro and check yourself) as it's not charging what you said makes me realize you are not a gamer at all you only use the predator for easy tasks or really low demanding games if you were a real gamer you wouldn't be giving that advice at all no one here would advise to play games on battery


    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11532543

    UserBenchmarks: Game 43%, Desk 61%, Work 40%
    CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 63.5%
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile) - 41.9%
    SSD: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB - 71.4%
    HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB - 93.7%
    RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB - 76.8%
    MBD: Acer Predator G3-572

    I'm not an Acer employee. (just here to help in the best way i can)
    If my answer fixed you issue please accept it for any other users who search for it would find it quickly thanks :)
    If you want to learn more about undervolting/optimizing windows join the Predator fb group and youtube channel:

    Owner/Admin (HOTEL HERO/Red-Sand/Opoka Opoka)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/PredatorHelios300
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJwGUHxSJ8FKqAhnOqQuAw
    Acer support:
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/service-contact
    http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/  


  • DOPE
    DOPE Member Posts: 4 New User
    xapim said:
    DOPE said:
    Kamalika said:
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.
    Well actually i play games daily so i need the best performance because i play games that requires the best fps(it's also games with very good graphics).
    In order to get the best fps,i should plug my charger on it,but will this drain my battery?
    I recommend always connected on A/C and discharge/charge (completely) the battery once every 3 months its enough if you are gaming do not play on battery the battery does not supply enough power for more demanding games neither the A/C this is the reason and purpose of the battery to aid the A/C with extra power when this one can't provide it and when fully charged it will stop charging unless you are playing a demanding game that would need to use that extra power kick
    Alright,thanks mate!
  • DOPE
    DOPE Member Posts: 4 New User
    xapim said:
    Kamalika said:
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.
    As i said in the post above i disagree with everything you said and the battery life wont be affected if you are always on A/C (just get battery bar pro and check yourself) as it's not charging what you said makes me realize you are not a gamer at all you only use the predator for easy tasks or really low demanding games if you were a real gamer you wouldn't be giving that advice at all no one here would advise to play games on battery
    Well,i do play demanding games,i play pubg,blattlefield 1 sometimes,rust witch is a demanding game,but i dont know how laptops battery work at all. Because of that,i asked that question,i knew that when i was playing without battery i got max 50 fps,but when i have the a/c i have 100+,and they question was so nooby,because i wanted to full understand if there is any problem because i dont have the money to buy a new battery atm.
    Thanks tho in advance,i really appreciate it!
  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    DOPE said:
    xapim said:
    Kamalika said:
    Hi DOPE,
    Ideally we recommend for the best battery life charge your computer fully and remove charger.
    But ones in a while if while playing games you want to plug in the charger in order to avoid constant battery drain, it ok. 
     My recommendation is when battery fully charged , remove the charger use the battery alone. 
    Ones battery comes down to 20% charge it again.
    Please let me know if this answers your question.
    As i said in the post above i disagree with everything you said and the battery life wont be affected if you are always on A/C (just get battery bar pro and check yourself) as it's not charging what you said makes me realize you are not a gamer at all you only use the predator for easy tasks or really low demanding games if you were a real gamer you wouldn't be giving that advice at all no one here would advise to play games on battery
    Well,i do play demanding games,i play pubg,blattlefield 1 sometimes,rust witch is a demanding game,but i dont know how laptops battery work at all. Because of that,i asked that question,i knew that when i was playing without battery i got max 50 fps,but when i have the a/c i have 100+,and they question was so nooby,because i wanted to full understand if there is any problem because i dont have the money to buy a new battery atm.
    Thanks tho in advance,i really appreciate it!
    Don't worry about the battery too much it will never overcharge when fully charged just stops charging it will only discharge if you play a really demanding game for a long time that the A/C can't provide enough power for the cpu/gpu apart from that it will always stay charged


    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11532543

    UserBenchmarks: Game 43%, Desk 61%, Work 40%
    CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 63.5%
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile) - 41.9%
    SSD: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB - 71.4%
    HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB - 93.7%
    RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB - 76.8%
    MBD: Acer Predator G3-572

    I'm not an Acer employee. (just here to help in the best way i can)
    If my answer fixed you issue please accept it for any other users who search for it would find it quickly thanks :)
    If you want to learn more about undervolting/optimizing windows join the Predator fb group and youtube channel:

    Owner/Admin (HOTEL HERO/Red-Sand/Opoka Opoka)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/PredatorHelios300
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJwGUHxSJ8FKqAhnOqQuAw
    Acer support:
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/service-contact
    http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/